Category: photography

Film Fail

I took a film camera out on my travels today and didn’t take a single shot. FAIL!

I think this is the camera that will go on the Florida trip, but it’s loaded with black and white film right now and I don’t want to bring any black and white on the trip, so I gots to burn through the roll… but in order to do that I have to actually do it, you know?

Back Yard Guest

This cat has been hanging around all afternoon.

Obligatory South Park quotes:

  • “Something went wrong. And the turkeys broke free. And the worst part is .they’re really pissed off.” Dr. Alphonse Mephesto
  • “Wow, those are some pissed off turkeys!”
  • “These fudged up turkeys from the crustaceous era can take our lives, but they can never take our FREEDOM!” Chef
  • “Every turkey dies, not every turkey truly lives.” Chef

Top of the Mountain, Mom!

I took this picture this morning. Lily is on top of the mountain.

Now for an unrelated story that involves both cats. I have the windows open next to my desk. The cats have been hanging out, sitting on the window sill, enjoying the breeze and the warm-ish Spring air, and stalking the birds and the critters hanging out by the back yard bird feeders.

They were sitting there, minding their own business, and I was sitting at my desk working and minding my own business when BAM! Both cats ABSOLUTELY FREAKED OUT and ran out of the room as fast as their tiny, furry, little legs would carry them. What the hell, thought me?

I looked out the window and there were no creatures by the bird feeders. What there was though, and I only saw it for a split second before it disappeared into the woods behind our back yard, was the back of a red tail hawk. I think the hawk saw our bird feeder as a fast food take out joint and stopped in for a snack. I couldn’t tell if it had anything in its talons in the instant that I saw it, but if it had something I hope it was a squirrel and not a bird. The squirrels try to steal the bird food from the birds and for that they have earned my hatred. Jerks.

I fully understand why the cats went nuts. If I were a little furry guy I would have flipped my lid at the site of a hawk hunting for lunch too. Yikes, babie. Yikes.